Massive asphalt deposits, oil seepage, and gas venting support abundant chemosynthetic communities at the Campeche Knolls, southern Gulf of Mexico

Hydrocarbon seepage is a widespread process at the continental margins of the Gulf of Mexico. We used a multidisciplinary approach, including multibeam mapping and visual seafloor observations with different underwater vehicles to study the extent and character of complex hydrocarbon seepage in the...

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Main Authors: H. Sahling, C. Borowski, E. Escobar-Briones, A. Gaytán-Caballero, C.-W. Hsu, M. Loher, I. MacDonald, Y. Marcon, T. Pape, M. Römer, M. Rubin-Blum, F. Schubotz, D. Smrzka, G. Wegener, G. Bohrmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-08-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/13/4491/2016/bg-13-4491-2016.pdf